With significant changes in the energy paradigms in many countries, India is now propelling towards the usage of clean renewables (eg. wind turbines and photovoltaics) in place of fossil-based resources.

Increasing interconnection of these renewable sources and storage, require advanced control of power systems. Power electronics will be a significant area, changing the character of renewable energies in power generation.

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The PERI Lab was founded with the goal of researching the power electronics technology that will help the nation meet the demands of reliable and environmental-friendly electricity generation from Renewable Energy Systems. As a part ofthe department of Electrical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, the ground work for PERI Lab began in January 2014 with Dr. Sandeep Anand, who is a faculty member in the department of Electrical Engineering, as its advisor. Since then there have been more than 50 students and employees who have been associated with the PERI Lab.

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Equipped with advanced electrical equipments that facilitate research and development in the field of power electronics, the lab has drawn considerable sponsors and collaborators. To name a few - Dept. Of Science & Technology, Govt. Of India; Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation Of India (ALIMCO); National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Emerson Network Power, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Some of the key projects, wherein PERI Lab has contributed are Solar inverters for the Smart City Projects by the Ministry of Power, Govt. Of India; Prototype development & control of Microgrids in association with Indo-UK Center for Education and Research in Clean Energy; Secondary Controller design & validation on controller-in-loop with Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).​